†Geranoaetus contortus Wetmore 1924 (buzzard-eagle)
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Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Belongs to Geranoaetus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Lambrecht 1933 and Wetmore 1928
Sister taxa: Geranoaetus ales, Geranoaetus conterminus, Geranoaetus danana, Geranoaetus melanoleucus, Geranoaetus polyosoma
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: found only at Grass Roots Quarry (Miocene of Nebraska)
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